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    January 1-4

    Oh wow! That’s wonderful! Now we really can’t wait❤️Thank you for sharing this.
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    January 1-4

    Thank you. That sounds great. We will be gone by Saturday.
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    January 1-4

    He will be able to transfer from his chair. Doctors have said absolutely no coasters. We’ve looked on the website. He is special needs so he adores Barney and ET. He has no problem on simulator rides so we can do all those. He loves Jimmy Fallon and the Simpson’s. He also loves boat rides so we...
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    January 1-4

    Our son is having surgery in Tampa so we’d drive over to portofino bay on the 2nd. Wouldn’t hit the parks till 3rd or 4th. He’d be in a wheelchair.
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    January 1-4

    we were planning on staying at portofino bay if that would make a difference. Probably check in on January 2nd and not hit the parks till the 3rd or 4th. He’s having surgery in Tampa and we’ll probably be released on the 2nd. He will be in a wheelchair.
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    January 1-4

    We are headed to Tampa for doctor visit for our son. We will be headed home on January 1st. We were thinking of a short stay onsite for three or four nights. Are we crazy? We’ve done Christmas several times. Would it be insanely busy for these dates? Thank you for any help.
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    Water from Freestyle machines?

    We were there a few weeks ago and were able to get both ice and water.
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    We’ve stayed in all three wings and love them all. The East wing is furthest from the club lounge. The West wing is closest to the boat dock. Villa wing is closest to the club lounge. We stayed in a villa wing room overlooking the beach pool on the top floor recently and loved it. It had a...
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    Best buffets?

    Best breakfast buffet I’ve ever had was Trattoria at portofino bay. Huge selection. Great food.
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    Preferred AP

    We just got back from universal a few weeks ago. We upgraded our passes to two parks preferred. We were told there were no black outs on the passes.
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    Split stay between Disney and Universal.... need some help :)

    Sounds wonderful. We’ve stayed at cabana bay during the Christmas holidays and loved it. Also love POP, it was one of my moms favorites.
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    It usually took about 3 to 5 days before the change showed up.
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    Scooby stuff

    We were there last week and saw the entire gang on Hollywood street in universal studios. Saw the mystery machine also. Years ago I had dinner catered in our room at portofino for our sons birthday. As a surprise they sent Scooby-Doo to the room to deliver the dinner. My son was so excited...
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    Is mannheim steamroller usually announced closer to holidays?

    I just saw an announcement for universal holidays 2019. It stated the dates this year are November 16th through January 5th. It gave no specific dates for them but said Mannheim was returning.
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    Sapphire Falls to parks: water taxi or walk? security?

    The walk is not bad at all. we were feeling adventurous on our last stay and walked from portofino to sapphire falls. Not a bad walk at all. And sapphire falls is absolutely beautiful. We ate several times there and fell in love with the place.
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    Split stay between Disney and Universal.... need some help :)

    I would do universal after Disney, it is so much more relaxing. We have special needs son and get the disability pass. With that you really don’t need express pass.
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    What 2 bedroom options are avialable if staying on site at Universal?

    Not sure what your budget is. We’ve done two bedroom portofino suite at portofino. Also done connecting two bedrooms there.
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    How much do you pay/tip the pedicab drivers?

    We’re home now. Had such a great time my husband is taking us back for a mother’s day present for me.
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    PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL INFO...FAQ`s and more.......

    We’ve had garden view in the past and had a patio facing the bocce ball court. If it’s slow you could ask for an upgrade to bay view. We’ve done this also and have gotten a balcony. It can’t hurt to ask.




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